F.E.A.R. (series)
Encyclopedia
F.E.A.R. is a series of psychological horror
first-person shooter
video games developed by Monolith Productions
. The game currently has three main games, F.E.A.R., F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and F.E.A.R. 3
. The series is known for its horror game play and its main antagonist, Alma Wade.
. Each game has a different objective but same main plot.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin has the player instead of playing Point man, you play Michael Becket who after having a mission to save Genevieve Aristide, is forced to survive and destroy Alma Wade who has been causing a paranormal crisis due to her vengeance and rage.
F.E.A.R. 3
is played by the Point Man again who teams up with his brother Paxton Fettel (who was killed by him in F.E.A.R.) to stop Alma Wade from giving birth (after raping Michael Becket in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin) though Fettel is against Point Man killing Alma and the baby.
takes place in a different time line concerning the Point Man and F.E.A.R. team.
Perseus Mandate
takes place during the first game and has The Sergent as the main character trying to survive with his squad members and takes place in a different time line also.
Reborn takes place before F.E.A.R. 2 and this time has one of Replica soldiers named Foxtrot 813 as the protagonist who is controlled by Paxton Fettel and is told to free him from the psychic amplifier.
Psychological horror
Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that relies on character fears, guilt, beliefs, eerie sound effects, relevant music and emotional instability to build tension and further the plot...
first-person shooter
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
video games developed by Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions is a Kirkland, Washington-based computer game developer. Monolith is also known for the development of the graphical game engine Lithtech, which has been used for most of their games...
. The game currently has three main games, F.E.A.R., F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R. 3 is a psychological horror first-person shooter video game, developed by Day 1 Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as a sequel to the game F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and the third installment of the F.E.A.R....
. The series is known for its horror game play and its main antagonist, Alma Wade.
Synopsis
The game mostly revolves around the F.E.A.R. team (First Encounter Assault Recon) having to fight against paranormal entity, Alma Wade, a young psychic girl who was tested on by Armacham Technology Corporation and is out for revenge. The first and third game have you play the Point Man, a silent protagonist and member of F.E.A.R. The second game has you play Michael Becket, a member of the Delta ForceDelta Force
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta is one of the United States' secretive Tier One counter-terrorism and Special Mission Units. Commonly known as Delta Force, Delta, or The Unit, it was formed under the designation 1st SFOD-D, and is officially referred to by the Department of Defense...
. Each game has a different objective but same main plot.
Main Series
F.E.A.R. had the player trying to stop the psychic cannibal, Paxton Fettel who has gained control of supersoldiers created by Armacham Technology Corporation or ATC.F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin has the player instead of playing Point man, you play Michael Becket who after having a mission to save Genevieve Aristide, is forced to survive and destroy Alma Wade who has been causing a paranormal crisis due to her vengeance and rage.
F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R. 3 is a psychological horror first-person shooter video game, developed by Day 1 Studios for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as a sequel to the game F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and the third installment of the F.E.A.R....
is played by the Point Man again who teams up with his brother Paxton Fettel (who was killed by him in F.E.A.R.) to stop Alma Wade from giving birth (after raping Michael Becket in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin) though Fettel is against Point Man killing Alma and the baby.
Spin Offs
Extraction PointF.E.A.R. Extraction Point
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point is an expansion pack for the psychological horror first-person shooter video game F.E.A.R., published by Vivendi Universal and developed by TimeGate Studios . It was released on October 24, 2006 for Microsoft Windows and requires the full original game in order to be played...
takes place in a different time line concerning the Point Man and F.E.A.R. team.
Perseus Mandate
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate is a stand-alone expansion pack for the psychological horror first-person shooter video game F.E.A.R. The expansion was developed by TimeGate Studios, the same development team behind the first expansion, F.E.A.R. Extraction Point.The game follows the exploits of a new...
takes place during the first game and has The Sergent as the main character trying to survive with his squad members and takes place in a different time line also.
Reborn takes place before F.E.A.R. 2 and this time has one of Replica soldiers named Foxtrot 813 as the protagonist who is controlled by Paxton Fettel and is told to free him from the psychic amplifier.